Western cyclone., 1887-09-23

August Spies.
A. R Parsons.
Samuel Fielden.
Michael Schwab.
George Engel.
Adolph Fischer.
Louis Lingg.
And that Oscar W. Neebs must serve
fifteen years in the ponitentiary.
The date of the execution is Nov. IL,
next
At 9:30 O'Clock Justice Magruder began
the announcement of the decision in the
anarchists case. Just before the opening
OF court every one seemed to have a feel
ing that something was going to happen.
Before the hour for converting the court,
lawyers and reporters seemed to have
that feeling, and conversed with each
other in subdued tones. Even Barker,
the ]anltor. who has waited upon every
justice of the Supreme court that sat up
on the bench in Ottawa, tiptoed around
in opening and busting the court room as
If he was afraid of breaking the deathly
stiffness that pervaded the entire build.
ing. Deputy Smith faltered and his voice
trembled as he pronounced the "here ye,
hear ye."
AS the justices filed into the courtroom,
headed by Chief Justice Sheldon, they
appeared more dignihed than ever. The
chief justice waved his associates to their
seats even more stately than his VI ont his
nod to the sheriff was more stiff, and his
"Open court" hess audible than on the
previous days of the tsrm. Justice Ma
gruder appeared flushed and nervous as
he entered the court room. the cause of
which was evidenced few moments later
when Chief Justice Sheldon turned to him
and, in voice which would have been in =
audible save for the deathly stiffness
which pervaded the room, said: Justice
Magruder, have you any announcements
to maker"
The flushed appearance of the justice
changed to that of pallor, aud his voice
was husky as he res pended: "In August
Spies and Others against the people of the
State of Illinois, No. 50, advisement
docket" The chief justice nervously
turned the leaves of the court-dOcke to
the case indicated, when the justice read
the decision of the court in the anarchists
case,
In this case the judgment of the court
below is affirmed as to all the plaintiffs in
error. An opinion has been prepared set
ting forth the reasons for the affirmance
of the judgment The opinion is now
handed to the clerk to be fled by the
clerk. Chief Justice Sheldon started to
fix the date of execution when Judge
Mulkey, interruptng, said: 1T is not
my intention to offer a separate opinion,
as | should have done. l desire to avail
myself of this occasion to say that while
/ concur in the conclusions reached and
also in general views entered in opinion
filed, do not wish to be understood as
holding that the record Ia free from error,
for do not think it is. l am neverthe-
less of the opinion that none of the errors
complained of are of such serious char
acter as to require reversal of the judg
ment. In view of the number of defend
ants on trial, the great length of time
consumed in trial, the vast amount of
testimony offered and passed upon by the
court. and the almost numberiesS rulings
the court was required to make, the won
derment TO me il that errors were not
more numerous and of more serious char
acter.
I'm short, after having fully examined
the record and given the questions arising
on it my very best thought, with an ear
nest and conscientious desire to faithfully
discharge my whole duty, am fully sat
listed that the opinion reached vindicates
the law snd does com plete justice between
the people and the defendants, fully war
ranted by tina Law AM the evidence"
Chiof-Justcs Sheldon made the follow
ing announcements: In this case the
court orders that the sentence of the
Criminal court OF Cook county on the
defendants in the indictment of August
Spies, Michael SchwAb, Samuel Fielien,
Albert r Parsons, Adolph Fischer, George
Engel and Louis Llngg, be carried into
effect by the sheriff of Cook county on
Friday of Nov. IL next, between the
hours of 10 O'Clock in the forenoon and 4
o'clock in the afternoon of that day.
The opinion in the case vas written by
Justice Mayruder of the Chicago district,
aud is an exposition of the law and pre-
vious interpretations thereof by eminent
jurists in this country, as veil as of the
courts bearing upon the alleged and per
haps real errors IN the record Ia his
work he was ably helped by each OF the
other six distinguished judges, Who made
him their spokesman and through him
expressed their unanimous decision Tbs
opinion covers 225 pages OF closely
written manuscript and contains about
$1,000 words.